Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

This aIhtr,lcHt made Ia a Eulurtuai y
Who, moment since, had been remem
b~ring with regret the cuisine ut the Cafe
AuglaiS, was terrible one anu the Duke
lie Hsriimout looked At his companion
with All astOnlshnent not unnliNed win
. terror The soldier smiled sUrruwtuIlN,
disclosing to view his teeth that reNem-
hled those Of wulf-the teeth Of a man
who suffered from hunger habitually y-and
whose whireneSs contrasted strongly with
his clay colored complexion. Then. as II
comprehending that the duke was waiting
for some further disclosure
STAY he said Cea>iug abruptly L. al
dress his companion in the second person,
divining doubtless that lie was IA rich and
happy man. Stay. let Us walk a little up
and down the road Ia warm our feet, and
| will tell you things such a., dare say,
YOU have never heard before. My nam.
Is Jean NiCtor-.lean Victor, and nothing
more for am a founding. and my only
happy rrCullcCtluns are those of my early
Childhord AT the asylum. The bed clothes
un our little beds III the dormitory We're
always clean and white, We played in a
garden under the shade uf great trees
there was IA good sister there, young amt
pale rs waN-She WAS dying uf c"usump
hose faVurte | WAS and at whuse
side preferred walking up and down L"
playing with the other children. for she
would draw me Ia her. and lay her thin
hot hand on my forehead. But n soon rs
| WAS II years old. aud had taken my first
communion. there was nothing then hut
misery The directors upprruticed me Ia
chair mrnder OF the Faubourg ~.
jacques This is not n trade, You under
stand. IL is impossible To gain ones ing
at it, 50 that. for the most part. the master
could entic- only the boys of the
Blind BOYS asylum 10 become his
apprentices. Then II was that |
first began to suffer from hunger. The
master and mistress two elderly l.imOu-
slams. who were both afterward murdered
We're terrible mIsers and the bread, of
which they gave us little piece at every
meal was kept under luCk and key the
rest of the time And in the evening at
supper YOU should have s-rU the mistress
in her black cap. heavlng a sigh at every
glance she stole into the soup tureeI when
she gave Us our soup The two other ap.
prentices, the Blind Boys were less
unhappy than |, sh- did not give them
any more than she gave me, but at least
they could not see. as ! did. her look Of
reproach when she handed them their
plates And the misfortune was that |
had always had good appetite. Is that
any fault of mine | ask. ! passed three
years Of this apprenticeship - always
hungry Three years One could learn
the business in a month, but the directors
could not know everything. and did not
suspect that the boys We're imposed upon.
All, you Were surprised just now to see
me take the bread up ont of the mud?
Well, | am accustomed 10 that, |
have picked up crusIs out OF the
dirt, and when they were too dr., 10 eat
left them TO soak all night in my wash
basin. There were sometimes wind falls
Uoo-one must be just-the bits of bread,
nibblel AT the end. that the school boys
would take from their lunch baskets and
throw on the pavement, as they came ont
of school | tried 10 take that direction
as often rs could in doing my errands
And then. when the apprenticeship WAS
over. il was trade, Us | have said that
would not feed man. All, ! tried many
other things in turn. | had a heart for
work. | had | waited on the masons. |
was "A shop boy. a furnitsre polisher. and
| don't know what besides. Bah! now,
there was no work to be had. again lost
my place. IN snort never hau enough
To eat To satisfy me. Al tonnerre. what
a rage have sometimes been in, passing
by a bakers shop, Happily for me, at
such moments always called 10 mind the
Kind sister of the asylum. who 50 otten
advised me 10 De good, ana would fancy
l lell the neat oi heF ItlIe hahd on my
forehead. Al last. al II wears of age.
enlisted. l"u Know as We'll as do that
the soldler mas barely suTncieht Tor MS
wants. Ana h""-i almost makes one
laUgh-the siege ana the famine. l"u see
| spoke the truth when told you that /
haa peeh di"aHs' always huiisr!
The young duke had a good heart. and
on hearing tins terrible plalnt uttered by
man IKE hlihSeH: ny soldier whose
UNIFORM hlaue MN MS equal he lelt pro
louhdIH moved IL was even fortunate
Tor ms reputation Tor NAhglruld a. a dandy
that the evening Nllu drled, before they
Tell Nv" Tears which had gathered III ms
eyes
Jean victor, he SAID ceaslng, IN his
turn, bS delicate instinct. 1" address The
iouhdilhG IN the second person m you
ahd shoulu survive this terrible war we
shail see each other again anu nope To
be ~ service 10 you. But for the present,
rs the only haker al The advanced posts Is
the corporal IN ordinary, and as my ration
"I ofead i twice 100 laiSe I"f my appt-
tile, which Is mol very robust one II Is
agreed, Is II ho', We VIII snare IL Ike good
comrades
lhe hahdSrasp the TWO N"lnG men gave
each other was warm ahd close, and, as
they We're worn out by the guard duty and
bl hlSht watches theS rt-eHtertd The par
Tor of the Inn, where dozen soldiers were
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